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It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly conte
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"It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible"

- Arthur Machen

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This quote is written / told by Arthur Machen between March 3, 1863 and December 15, 1947. He/she was a famous Author from Welsh. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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